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Effects of Nuclear Disasters

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This presentation will show and figure out the reality of Nuclear disasters: their definition, reasons and consequences.

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Effects of Nuclear

Disasters

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“A nuclear accident anywhere is a nuclear accident everywhere” Najmedin Meshkati –

Professor of Nuclear science

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What is nuclear disaster?It is an event that

has led to significant

consequences to people, the

environment or the facility.

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What are the causes? Design

Flaws Poor Control Systems

Operator Fatigue

Lack of Maintenance

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Effects

Sociopolitical

Economic

Environmental

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Sociopolitical effect

Fear

Public reaction and

ProtestsGovernments’

actions

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Economic effect

Consequences and actions

Potential costs

Further aftereffects

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Environmental effect

Deforestation

and “red forests”

Contamination

Extinction and mutation

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Thanks for your attention!

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Works Cited

The Encyclopedia of Earth; “Environmental effects of the Chernobyl accident”; Will Flanary and Mark McGinley; December 15, 2008; Web.

MIT Technology Review; “Nuclear Lessons”; June 21, 2011; Najmedin Meshkati; Professor,Industrial and Systems Engineering; Web.

“Perceptions and the social-political aspects of nuclear power and nuclear waste disposal”; James David Ballard; California State University Northridge; USA; Web.

Energy News; “Power exports peak, despite nuclear phase-out”; Günther Birkenstock;

November 11, 2012; Deutsche-Welle; Web.The New York Times; “South Korea Shuts 2 Reactors

Over Faked Certificates”; Choe Sang-Hun; May 28, 2013; Web.

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